3.0.0 3839 2023-01-11T13:29:36Z 2023-01-11T13:29:36Z House HR 2015-10-27 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 158 (Tuesday, October 27, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. NOEM:H.R. 3839.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 4, Section 3, Clause 2, relating to the power ofCongress to dispose of and make all needful rules andregulations respecting the territory or other propertybelonging to the United States.[Page H7254]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2015-11-06T21:12:05Z Discharged from 2016-09-06T21:05:51Z Referred to 2015-10-27T14:01:20Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Discharged from 2016-06-14T14:46:48Z Hearings by 2016-05-12T17:04:59Z Referred to 2015-10-30T21:39:33Z Reported by 2016-09-06T21:05:18Z Markup by 2016-06-15T14:47:15Z Referred to 2015-10-27T14:01:15Z H. Rept. 114-714 Black Hills National Cemetery Boundary Expansion Act 114 2223 S 2016-09-06 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 598. Related bill CRS Related bill House 2016-09-12 Senate Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 624. Calendars 2016-09-07 Senate Received in the Senate. IntroReferral 2016-09-06 19:15:33 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2016-09-06 19:15:25 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5073) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2016-09-06 19:15:25 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5073) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2016-09-06 19:07:53 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3839. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2016-09-06 19:07:49 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5073-5074) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2016-09-06 19:07:30 Mr. Bishop (UT) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2016-09-06 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 553. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00553 2016-09-06 Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged. Discharge H12300 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2016-09-06 Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged. Committee 5500 9 Library of Congress hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2016-09-06 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-714, Part I. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2016-09-06 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-714, Part I. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2016-06-15 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. Committee 2016-06-15 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2016-06-14 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2016-06-14 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged. Committee 2016-05-12 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2015-11-06 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2015-10-30 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Committee 2015-10-27 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2015-10-27 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2015-10-27 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2015-10-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-10-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress N000184 Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large] Kristi Noem R SD L. N 2016-08-31T14:48:38Z H.R. 3839, Black Hills National Cemetery Boundary Expansion Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51929 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 15, 2016 Public Lands and Natural Resources Cemeteries and funerals Land transfers South Dakota Veterans' organizations and recognition Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2015-10-27 Introduced in House 2015-10-30T15:06:38Z Black Hills National Cemetery Boundary Expansion Act

This bill transfers jurisdiction over certain public land from the Department of the Interior to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for inclusion in the Black Hills National Cemetery.

Upon a determination by the VA that all or a portion of such transferred land shall not be used for cemetery purposes, the VA shall: (1) notify Interior and transfer jurisdiction of the land back to Interior, and (2) be responsible for any decontamination costs necessary for restoration of the lands to the public lands.

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(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) complete environmental, cultural resource, and other due diligence activities on certain public land to confirm its suitability for inclusion in the Black Hills National Cemetery, South Dakota; and (2) notify the Department of the Interior of such activities.

After completion of such activities and upon receipt by Interior of written confirmation of suitability from the VA, the land shall: (1) be withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining laws, the mineral leasing laws, and the geothermal leasing laws, for as long as it remains under VA administrative jurisdiction; (2) be deemed property; and (3) be transferred to the VA for use as national cemeteries.

(Sec. 3) Interior shall publish a notice containing the legal descriptions of such transferred land.

The VA shall reimburse Interior for reasonable transfer costs, including survey costs.

(Sec. 4) Upon a determination by the VA that all or a portion of such transferred land shall not be used for cemetery purposes, the VA shall: (1) notify Interior and transfer jurisdiction of the land back to Interior, and (2) be responsible for any decontamination costs necessary for restoration of the lands to the public lands.

]]> Black Hills National Cemetery Boundary Expansion Act Display Title Black Hills National Cemetery Boundary Expansion Act Official Title as Introduced To transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain Bureau of Land Management land from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for inclusion in the Black Hills National Cemetery, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Black Hills National Cemetery Boundary Expansion Act Short Titles as Reported to House Black Hills National Cemetery Boundary Expansion Act H House Short Titles as Passed House Black Hills National Cemetery Boundary Expansion Act H House Placed on Calendar Senate 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr3839pcs/xml/BILLS-114hr3839pcs.xml Received in Senate 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr3839rds/xml/BILLS-114hr3839rds.xml Engrossed in House 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr3839eh/xml/BILLS-114hr3839eh.xml Reported in House 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr3839rh/xml/BILLS-114hr3839rh.xml Introduced in House 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr3839ih/xml/BILLS-114hr3839ih.xml 2016-09-12 Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 624. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.